In 2008 this was our first cruise and made us want to cruise again. Four years later this was our fourth cruise (3rd on the Liberty) with a change in some ports of call, omitting Ocho Rios and adding Belize and Roatan. It was our first cruise since the introduction of Fun 2.0. We booked direct with Carnival and also booked our own flights from the UK and a night at the Intercontinental direct. This worked out cheaper than using a travel agent and enabled us to add 3 nights at a hotel of our choice on South Beach after the cruise.
Embarkation took much longer than before - not sure why. We arrived at midday and our rooms were ready when we got on. We went for a buffet lunch which we took up the stairs to Fish and Chips where we easily found a seat and on returning to our room found our luggage had arrived. I heartily agree with a previous reviewer about Carnival's attitude to bringing liquour on board. A Carnival employee even called this "smuggled" - a term I objected too as I had not deprived the US Government of any revenue or done anything illegal, just broken Carnival rules. I think Carnival should allow one bottle of liquor and one bottle of wine per cabin per cruise. This would have enabled us to have a nice bottle of wine for a special evening and be able to have a nightcap on our balcony without calling room service or using the brands in the minibar. Carnival would still make profit for the rest of the day on deck, in the casino and other entertainment bars and on wine in the restaurant. We also had a kettle confiscated, even though we explained we had no intention of using it on the cruise, it was for use in our hotel afterwards. This made us feel like naughty children! Changes since our Fun 2.0 -
Good
No noise problem from being on Lido deck but elevator bells can be heard early morning, also music drifts up from Atrium bar.